2024-05-28 I Inquiry I v I Flint Sparks by AppamadaPar Appamada

Depth in Practices continues reading and discussing Noble Truth, Noble Paths. Depth in Practice meets virtually at Appamada every week. Anyone is welcome to join the group! If you are interested in joining, please go to the calendar at appamada.org to find the link for the group. If you would like to donate to Appamada, please go to appamada.org an…

Depth in Practices continues reading and discussing Noble Truth, Noble Paths. Depth in Practice meets virtually at Appamada every week. Anyone is welcome to join the group! If you are interested in joining, please go to the calendar at appamada.org to find the link for the group. If you would like to donate to Appamada, please go to appamada.org an…

00:00:27 - Dharma Talk - Renunciation00:19:20 - Questions and CommentsPar Appamada

2024-05-21 I Inquiry I Lingzhao and the Bodhisattva Way I Flint Sparks by AppamadaPar Appamada

00:00:41 - Dharma Talk00:24:46 - Sandra invites Questions/ReflectionsPar Appamada

00:01:39 - A reading from ‘Opening to Oneness: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to the Zen Precepts, Nancy Baker00:20:53 - Reflections and QuestionsPar Appamada

00:00:26 - Day 2 - Overview, and 'whats next'00:02:26 - Guided Meditation00:28:27 - Participants meet in groups of 4 (16 Mins)00:28:37 - Reflections, Questions, commentsPar Appamada

00:00:27 - Laurie Opens up Day 200:02:53 - Questions00:13:40 - Laurie describes the next exercise00:15:40 - Laurie Leads a 20 minute meditation00:38:29 - Questions for the small group exercises00:40:36 - Participants go into groups for 10 minutes00:40:46 - ReflectionsPar Appamada

00:00:33 - Welcome, and Guidelines for the intensive00:07:07 - Dharma Talk with Laurie Winnette00:27:13 - Laurie describes the meditation - Describe where you were? What was happening? How were you feeling before this other person (or pet) demonstrated lovingkindness to you?What did they do or say that caused you to feel their lovingkindness?Descri…

2024-05-14 I Inquiry I Yes, your Buddha Nature is Real I Suzanne Kilkus by AppamadaPar Appamada

2024-05-07 I Inquiry I The Gap Between I Joel Barna by AppamadaPar Appamada

00:00:26 - Dharma Talk00:22:01 - Ellen Invites comments and reflectionsMBPar Appamada

00:25:45 - Please Call Me By My True Names By Thich Nhat Hanh (see Below)00:30:53 - Sandra Invites QuestionsUnhindered: A Mindful Path Through the Five Hindrances - By Gil fronsdalePoem: Please Call Me By My True NamesBy Thich Nhat Hanh in October 2004Don’t say that I will depart tomorrow—even today I am still arriving.Look deeply: every second I a…

2024-04-30 I Inquiry I I Now Fully Avow I Flint Sparks by AppamadaPar Appamada

2024-04-23 I Inquiry I The Genuine I Flint Sparks by AppamadaPar Appamada

Depth in Practices continues reading and discussing Noble Truth, Noble Paths. Depth in Practice meets virtually at Appamada every week. Anyone is welcome to join the group! If you are interested in joining, please go to the calendar at appamada.org to find the link for the group. If you would like to donate to Appamada, please go to appamada.org an…

Depth in Practice continues reading and discussing Noble Truths, Noble Path.Depth in Practice meets virtually at Appamada every week. Anyone is welcome to join the group! If you are interested in joining, please go to the calendar at appamada.org to find the link for the group. If you would like to donate to Appamada, please go to appamada.org and …

Depth in Practice spends a second week discussing Case 20: Dizang asked Fayan, "Where are you going?" // Fayan said, "Around on pilgrimage." // Dizang said, "What is the purpose of pilgrimage?" // Fayan said, "I don't know." //Dizang said, "Not knowing is most intimate.”Depth in Practice meets virtually at Appamada every week. Anyone is welcome to …

00:00:27 - Readings and Teachings from 'Not Always So' by Shunryu Suzuki00:11:02 - Joel Invites participants to Pracitce with the Breath whilst Sitting Zazen00:11:44 - Participants sit for 5 Minutes00:12:06 - Stephanie Says a few words about her Practice00:23:13 - Poem - Dirge in Woods by George Meredith (See Below)00:24:20 - Poem - A Parting Guest…

2024-04-16 I Inquiry I Direct Pointing Out Instructions I Suzanne Kilkus by AppamadaPar Appamada

00:02:00 - A short reading from ‘Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen by Shunryu Suzuki 00:03:50 - Reading from: Seeds for a Boundless Life: Zen Teachings from the Heart by Zenkei Blanche Hartman 00:05:33 - The Niagara River By Kay Ryan (see below)00:08:50 - The Fourth Sign of the Zodiac by Mary Oliver 00:15:47 - Peonies by Mary Oliver …

2024- 04-09 I Inquiry I The Hum of the Refrigerator I Josh Gifford by AppamadaPar Appamada

2024-04-08 | Depth in Practice | Noble Truths, Noble Path | Bhikkhu Bodhi by AppamadaPar Appamada

00:00:43 - Recap of the Book so Far00:07:23 - Peg Begins Reading ‘Not Two’ - Part 3 - Chapter 10 - Becoming who you arePar Appamada

00:00:33 - Flint and Peg Begin00:06:12 - 'What if You Knew' - By Ellen Bass00:10:22 - Peg describes an Activity 'Walk and Talk'00:11:46 - Participants Walk In Pairs for 30 Minutes00:11:55 - Reflections/CommentsWhat if You KnewWhat if you knew you'd be the last to touch someone?If you were taking tickets, for example,at the theater, tearing them,giv…

00:46:03 - Joy Chose You - By Donna AshworthJOY CHOSE YOUJoy does not arrive with a fanfareon a red carpet strewnwith the flowers of a perfect lifejoy sneaks inas you pour a cup of coffeewatching the sunhit your favourite treejust rightand you usher joy awaybecause you are not ready for heryour house is not as it should befor such a distinguished g…

00:21:22 - Peg Invites Questions/Reflections00:32:10 - Taco TimePar Appamada

00:00:27 - Flint and Peg Describe the Activity for small Groups of 300:03:00 - The Sangha Brings forth Questions for Flint and PegPar Appamada

00:00:27 - Dharma Talk00:20:46 - Poem - Another theory of Time00:28:30 - ReflectionsAnother Theory of Time- Marie HoweSo, I tell my daughterwe are eating dinner, reading through the book of storiesI'm worried about Jason. If I seem distracted, that's what's on my mind.And she says, Take it out of your mind,then dips and eats a dumpling, and says, B…

2024-04-03 | Day 4 | Forms and Roles as Practice | Head Student Sandra Medina Bocangel by AppamadaPar Appamada

00:00:33 - Peg Reads a Poem ‘Enlightenment’ by Vijay Seshardi00:05:54 - Offering Comprehensive Instruction on Posture/Sitting Zazen00:32:51 - Questions/Reflections00:35:00 - Peg Offers Instruction on a Practice (Groups of 3) - 'Narrating on Present Moment Experience Whilst Sitting in the Zazen Posture'00:37:48 - Participants Join Groups of 3 for 10…

00:00:59 - Peg Reads Huineng Poem00:02:18 - Peg reads a section of the Fukanzazengi (Eihei Do- gen ) regarding ZazenHuineng PoemDeluded, a Buddha is a sentient being;Awakened, a sentient being is a Buddha.Ignorant, a Buddha is a sentient being;With wisdom, a sentient being is a Buddha.If the mind is warped, a Buddha is a sentient being;If the mind …

00:19:39 - Questions/Reflections00:22:52 - Flint Prepares for, and Offers an Exercise00:33:33 - Instruction for connection Groups of 3 People (20 Minutes)Par Appamada

2024-04-01 Day 2/Part 1 | Integrated Intensive | Forms and Roles as Practice | Flint Sparks by AppamadaPar Appamada

00:01:48 - Peg anf Flint read Fukanzazengi - Eihei Do-gen (P.p 30 Appamada Chant Book)00:11:28 - Flints Asks ‘What was it like to hear it read out in this way’?00:26:49 - Flint Reads a poem by Marie Howe (see Below)00:32:33 - Peg reads a Poem by DogenEasterTwo of the fingers on his right handhad been brokenso when he poured back into that hand it s…

2024-04-02 I Inquiry I Nothing happening is a very good day I Trudy Johnson by AppamadaPar Appamada

2024-03-26 I Inquiry I Are You Clear About Practice? I Flint Sparks by AppamadaPar Appamada

Ordinary things are all Extra-Ordinary | Joel Barna00:02:31 - A Reading from 'After Buddhism' by Stephen Batchelor00:07:36 - Joel gives instructions on how to write a Pantoum Poem (Please see below)00;11:56 - Joel’s Pantoum00:13:18 - Joel explains how to format the 8 lines into a Pantoum 00:15:09 - Participants Write for 10 Minutes00:15:19 - Instru…

The Depth in Practice group discusses Case 20: Dizang asked Fayan, "Where are you going?"// Fayan said, "Around on pilgrimage." // Dizang said, "What is the purpose of pilgrimage?" // Fayan said, "I don't know." // Dizang said, "Not knowing is most intimate." //Depth in Practice meets virtually at Appamada every week. Anyone is welcome to join the …

The Depth in Practice group discusses Case 19: A monk asked Yunmen, “Not a single thought arises: is there any fault or not?” // Yunmen said, “Mt. Sumeru.” // [According to Jain cosmology, Mount Meru (or Sumeru) is at the center of the world surrounded by Jambūdvīpa, in the form of a circle forming a diameter of 100,000 yojans. (description from Wi…

The Depth in Practice group continues discussing Case 18: A monk asks Zhaozho, "Does the dog have Buddha Nature?" // Zhaozho says, "Yes." // The monk says, "Since it has, why is it then in this skin bag?" // Zhaozho replies, "Although he knows better he deliberately transgresses." // Another monk comes along: "Does the dog have Buddha Nature?" // "…

Horizonless IntimacyDear Friends,I captured this image as I took an early morning walk along the beach in Bray, Ireland (County Wicklow) this past Monday morning (7/28/08). I was looking across the Irish Sea as the sun made its way upthrough the clouds. If I would have been able to see beyond the horizon where the sea and the sky appear to meet, I …

The Depth in Practice group discusses Case 18: A monk asks Zhaozho, "Does the dog have Buddha Nature?" // Zhaozho says, "Yes." // The monk says, "Since it has, why is it then in this skin bag?" // Zhaozho replies, "Although he knows better he deliberately transgresses." // Another monk comes along: "Does the dog have Buddha Nature?" // "No," Zhaozh…

00:00:33 - Dharma Talk00:02:43 - The Guest HouseThis being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival.A joy, a depression, a meanness,some momentary awareness comesas an unexpected visitor.Welcome and entertain them all!Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,who violently sweep your houseempty of its furniture,still, treat each guest honourably…

2024-03-15 |Day 1 | One Day+ Sit | The Hindrances | Joel BarnaPar Appamada

2023-10-08 | Class 9 | Taking Up the Way of Supporting Life | With Joel Barna & Robin Bradford00:00:26 - Joel Opens up the Meeting00:02:20 - Joel Talks About the Precept ‘Taking Up the Way of Supporting Life and Not Killing’00:15:06 - Poem by David Whyte - No Path00:17:43 - Joel Guides Us All Into Sitting for 10 Minutes00:19:01 - Robin Talks About …

00:00:19 - Class 6 Begins00:00:25 - Joel Weaves the Precept and Preliminaries Together00:01:26 - Training in the The Preliminaries - Joel Describes These…00:01:53 - The 1st Preliminary - The Rarity and Preciousness of Human Life00:04:45 - The Inevitability of Death00:05:29 - The Awesome and Indelible Power of Our Actions00:12:27 - Joel Describes th…

2024-03-12 I Inquiry I Nothing and Nobody I Flint Sparks by AppamadaPar Appamada

00:00:26 - Joel Offers an Overview of the Class00:03:11 - Sitting for 10 Minutes Offering Metta/Joel then Begins with the Precept ‘Speaking Truthfully’, and The 8 Fold Path’00:13:07 - Joel Invites Participants to Share their 'Recasting' of the Precept 'I Take Up the Way Of Speaking Truthfully00:35:54 - Jessica Talks About Hakomi and how to Cultivat…